Ash receiver



c. HENDRIEKS 2,548,533

ASH RECEIVER April 10', 1951 Filed May 1 1950 3 CORNELIUSHENDRICKS luvsm'on ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 10, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ASH RECEIVER V Cornelius Hendricks, Grand Rapids, vMich, as-

signor to Applied Arts Corporation, Grand Rapids, Mich., a. corporation of Michigan Application May 1, 1950, Serial No. 159,214

Claims.

This invention relates to a novel ash receiver which is used in automobiles. The ash rece1ver of thepresent invention is of the pull-out drawer type, adapted to be mounted at the lower edge of the dash of an automobile and which, when pulled outwardly, is open at its upper side for the reception of ashes'and other refuse. At other times it is back and out of the way. Means for frictionally holding the drawer in outer position, and also for holding it against rattling or change of position when at inner position are provided together with stop means for limiting the extent of the outward movement of the drawer.

In conjunction with present day automobiles the ash receiver in many instances is mounted adjacent where a radio is installed. With the present invention, novel mounting means of narrow width for the drawer is provided so that when the drawer is disengaged and removed, the radio is as accessible as it would be if no ash receiver was used. Also with my invention, when the drawer is at its outer position it may be disengaged from the member upon which slidably mounted, by reaching underneath the drawer to the back end thereof, and manually operating a releasable keeper member for a stop on the plate on which the drawer is mounted, and which normally stops the drawer at its outer position. Such release of the keeper permits a removal of the drawer, both for emptying its contents and for removing at times if the radio is to be made accessible for examination or repair. Such releasing means also serves as a frictional brake for maintaining the drawer snugly in position, preventing any rattling thereof when it is at outer position.

An understanding of the invention and the novel structure by means of which the results and functions outlined are obtained, may be had from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which,

Fig. l is a perspective view of the: two parts of the ash receiver, separated from each other.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the drawer and its mounting member, substantially on the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. l, with the drawer at its outer position.

Fig. 3 is a similar section, the drawer being shown at its inner or closed position and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section, substantially on the plane of line 44 of Fig. 2

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the diiferent figures of the drawing.

In structure, the ash receiver of my invention consists essentially oftwomajor parts .or'memis pressed and formed into generally channel guides or ways 5 whichserve toslidably engage similarly formed rails at opposite ends of the mounting plate, the drawer guides 5 riding over andragainst theouter sides of such rails. At the front end of .the drawer, aknob 6 or other handle for engagement manually to move the drawer back and forth is fixed,:and at the rear or inner side of thefront 2 the .usual snubber '1 for cigars or .cigare'ttesis permanently secured.

At the rear portion of the drawera horizontal plate 8 of thin sheet metal is located, having downwardlyturned ends 9 which are riveted, spot welded or otherwise permanently secured at the inner sides .ofrthe sides 3 of thedrawer. As-shown in:Fig. 4, suchplatet' is a short distance below the upper edges of the sides of thedrawer and, asshown in Fig.3, atits rear edge is provided with tongues 8a, which are bent downwardly against theouter sidexof the back 4 of the drawer. Tongues 10 from the upper edges of the back 4 are benthorizontally over the upper side of the plate 8, the tongues 8a. and"! being spot welded or otherwise permanently connected to the parts againstxwhich theybear. 'At'the rear portion of theplate B, midway between its'ends, a portion of it is pressed downwardly, as indicated at H, fora purposehereafte'r appearing.

.A flat-member l2 of spring material is riveted or otherwise permanently'secured between its ends substantially midway between the ends of plate :-8.and toward its forward edge. It is extended forwardly and inclined upwardly and then .returned bent downwardly, as indicated at l3,and.has at each end of the part l3, upwardly raised or pressed short ribs I4. Back of theconnection ofthe member, 121.0 the plate s, it is inclinedrearwardly and upwardly in a sectionl5,.in which a rectangular opening or slot I6 is cut. The material remaining at the opposite-sides ofthe slotll6 has raised, short longitudinal reinforcing ribs ll. Back of the section IBthemember' is extended in a shortsection It, which reaches slightly'back of the rear end 4- of the'drawer, and is-then extended downwardly width materially less than its length. At each end edge ribs 22 of generally channel form are provided to engage with the side guides of the drawer which embrace and telescope oversuch ribs for slidably mounting the drawer.

The major portion of the body'of the plate22 is formed and pressed upwardly in an upwardly and outwardly inclined section 23, having triangular shaped ends, and at the rear of the section 23'qand substantially midway between its ends a shorter section 24 is formed upwarly and extends to the rear in an inclined plane. Section 23 at each'end of the section 24 has depressions parallel to each other pressed downwardly therein to provide underneath ribs 25. Between the depressions, and the ribs 25 formed thereby, a portion of the ,metal is struck downwardly into a tongue 26 which, whenthe drawer and its carryingpmember are assembled, enters the slot l6 .when thedrawer is pulled outwardly, as in Fig. 2,

and serves as a stop to normally prevent outward movement of the drawer beyond a predetermined position;

- When, the ash receiver is mounted on an automobile dash, the section 23 is secured by screws or other fastening means passing through the openings shown in Fig. l, to make a permanent connection of the drawer carrying member. The drawer is then assembled with the plate by merely moving it underneath the plate to the rear. The bend at 2B rides under the ribs 25, and the carrying ribs. 22:on ,plate2l are received within the drawerguides 5, whereupon the drawer may be pushed to its closed position shown in Fig. 3. When it reaches its closed position, and for a distance outwardly from its closed position, the projections at H press with spring pressure against the ribs 25 and hold the drawer snugly against rattling or any aimless outward movement. On grasping the knob 6 and moving the drawer outwardly to the position in Fig. 2, such projections l4 leave the ribs 25 but the elevation provided by the bend at 2!! is guided underneath'the short inclined section 24 and to-the upwardlyinclined section 23 as shown in Fig. 2 until the stopat 26 brings the outward movement of the drawer to a stop. On pushing the drawer to closed position the drawer is stopped when the front'ends of the ribs 22 come against the front corners of the drawer.

,At,any time that it is desired to remove the drawer, it is pulled to its outer position and then, by reaching underneath the drawer to the finger engaging. section 19, the parts l5 and I8 of the. spring member l2 are pressed downwardly, the recess-at ll providing space for such movement,

until disengagement is .made from the stop.

tongue 26, whereupon the drawer maybe moved farther forward and disengaged.

. The structure described is economically produced, all parts except the knob being of light weight sheet steel, readily-pressed and formed into shape. The mounting plate for the drawer occupies little space and offers no obstruction to access to any mechanism mounted back of the dash when the drawer is removed. The ash receiver is sturdy and durable, is insured against rattling and against undesired movement, is readily removed and easily replaced, and is of an economical construction. The invention is defined in the appended claims and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope.

I claim:

1. In an ash receiver, a generally rectangular plate having drawer carrying guide means at opposite ends, a drawer slidably suspended from the plate, theupper edges of the sides of the drawer slidably engaging said guiding means on the plate, a second plate extending between the sides of the drawer at the rear portions thereof permanently secured at its ends to the sides of the drawer, adapted to be moved under said first mentioned plate, and a relatively long member or spring material secured between its ends at the upper side of the second plate near the edge of the second plate, having upwardly extending bearing portions adjacent each end thereof, one bearing against the under side of the first plate when the drawer is in closed position, and the other when the drawer is in open position, said spring member at its inner end having a downwardly extending finger engageable section whereby the rearupwardly extending portion of said member may be moved downwardly to a position to free it from said first mentioned plate, said first mentioned plate having a downwardly extending stop normally engaging with said upwardly extending portion of the spring member to prevent withdrawal of the drawer beyond a predetermined position.

2. A structure as defined in claim 1, said second mentioned plate having a width approximating one-half of the length of the drawer to which it is attached, whereby the outer end of the drawer is open at its upper side, and the first plate on which the drawer is slidably mounted having a width approximating that of the second plate.

3. A structure as defined in claim 1, said first mentioned plate on which the drawer is slidably mounted'having the major portion of its body, forward of its rear edge and inwardly from each endof the plate, inclined upwardly and outwardly at an acute angle to the plane of the plate, said inclined portion having two generally parallel horizontal ribs therein located below the upper side of said upwardly inclined portion of the drawer supporting plate, and the forwardly extending portion of said spring member having spaced apart upwardly extending projections adapted to ride and bear with pressure against said ribs when the drawer is moved to inner or closed position.

4. In a structure of the class described, a supporting plate of generally rectangular outline adapted to be secured in a generally horizontal position adjacent the under side of a motor vehicle dash, a drawer, having a length appreciably greater than the width of such supporting nection thereof to said second plate, said portions extending upwardly and being adapted to bear against the under side of the supporting plate to frictionally hold the drawer against movement when the drawer is in both open and closed positions, said spring member back of the end of the drawer having a terminal, downwardly extending portion adapted to be manually engaged by reaching underneath the drawer, and inter-engaging stop means on the supporting plate and said spring member for limiting the outward movement of the drawer to a pre'edtermined position, wherein said stop means is disengageable by manual downward movement of the portion of said spring member extending back of the inner end of the drawer.

5. A structure as defined in claim 4, said second plate secured to the drawer, at each end,

having downwardly turned flanges bearing against the inner sides of the sides of the drawer and permanently secured thereto, and having tongues at a longitudinal edge extending downwardyl to the rear side of the drawer and permanently connected therewith.

CORNELIUS HENDRICKS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,589,230 Roedding June 15, 1926 2,199,898 Visser May 7, 1940 2,245,882 Visser June 17, 1941 2,334,925 Hendricks Nov. 23, 1943 

